افغانی
See also: أفغاني
Persian
Etymology
From افغان (afġān / afġân, “Afghan”) + ـی (-ī / -i, suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaf.ɣaː.ˈniː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɣɑː.níː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæf.ɢɒː.níː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ʁɔ.ní]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | afġānī |
| Dari reading? | afġānī |
| Iranian reading? | afġâni |
| Tajik reading? | afġoni |
Adjective
افغانی • (afġānī / afġâni) (Tajik spelling афғонӣ)
Noun
افغانی • (afġānī / afġâni) (plural افغانیها (afġānī-hā / afġâni-hâ), Tajik spelling афғонӣ)
- afghani (unit of currency in Afghanistan)
- (Iran, potentially derogatory) synonym of افغان (afġân, “Afghan (person from Afghanistan)”)
- (archaic) synonym of پشتو (paštu, “Pashto (language)”)
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “افغانی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul